Unresponsive child rushed to hospital pronounced dead

A 2-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a West Yarmouth home early Thursday has died. The child had a history with the Department of Children and Families, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office.

"The child had briefly been in a DCF foster home but was removed from that home by a judge last year. DCF opposed removing the child from the foster home. The judge instead placed the child in the custody of relatives," the DFC's Alec Loftus said in a statement.

The child had a number of pre-existing medical conditions and had a history with the DCF, according to a statement released by Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe's office.

"The social history of the child included Department of Children and Family involvement at birth because of the substance abuse issues of both parents. The child was being cared for by a couple and was being seen by a Cape based Social Service entity which dealt with delayed developmental progress," the statement said.

The DFC's most recent visit with the child was on Feb. 10, and the child was reported to be "well," O'Keefe's office said.

The child was also being seen by another agency dealing with emotional issues, according to O'Keefe's office.

A preliminary investigation did not disclose any significant trauma to the child, O'Keefe's office said.

A PROBATION OFFICER NOTICE A RESEMBLANCE TO BERRY AND NOTIFIED ARLINGTON POLICE. POLICE ON THE CAPE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A2-YEAR-OLD. EMERGENCY CREWS TRYING IN VAIN TO REVIVE THE LITTLE BOY. THE EMBATTLED DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. JANET WU IS LIVE IN WEST YARMOUTH. JANET? POLICE FOUND THE 20 MONDAY OLD BABY BOY IN HIS CRIB DEAD THIS MORNING SHORTLY AFTER 8:00. THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAID THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE BABY SINCE BIRTH. LAST YEAR AGAINST ITS RECOMMENDATIONS A JUDGE TOOK THE CHILD OUT OF A FOSTER HOME AND PLACED HIM HERE WITH RELATIVES. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY STRESSED THAT THE CHILD DID HAVE PREEXISTING MEDICAL. CONDITIONS. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE CHILD DID NOT REVEAL ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA. THE CHILD WAS BEING CARED FOR BY A COUPLE, NOT HIS PARENTS AND TREATED FOR DEVELOPMENTAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. THE D.A. SAID D.C.F. WAS ORIGINALLY INVOLVED BECAUSE THE BABY'S PARENTS BOTH HAD SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS. A 27-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS ARRESTED AT THE SAME HOUSE LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS FEW FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON HER BOYFRIEND. THE WOMAN HAD A YOUNG SON THE EXACT SAME AGE AND AFTER HER ARREST THE CHILD AND HIS SISTER WERE PUT IN THE CUSTODY OF HER COUSIN AND PARTNER WHO LIVE HERE. D.C.F. OPPOSED REMOVING THE CHILD FROM THE FOSTER HOME AND THE JUDGE INSTEAD PLACED THE CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF RELATIVES. D.C.F. CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THE FAMILY AFTER THE RELATIVES TOOK CUSTODY. WITHIN THE LAST HOUR OR SO A GROUP OF PEOPLE HAS BEEN SEEN COMING IN AND OUT. SOME HAVE BEEN STATE OFFICIALS BUT ALSO FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ASKED

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